GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |